Published 16:06 IST, October 20th 2019
Leonardo's Salvator Mundi painting may not feature at Da Vinci exhibit
After tedious efforts for over ten years, Paris's famous Louvre Museum will host the biggest ever Leonardo da Vinci exhibition next week featuring his lifework
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After tedious efforts for over ten years, Paris's famous Louvre Museum will host biggest ever Leonardo da Vinci exhibition next week, as per international reports. exhibition is hosted to mark 500th death anniversary of Italian Renaissance master. Louvre - world's most visited museum is reportedly preparing for huge crowds expected to visit exhibit.
Biggest Leonardo da Vinci exhibition opens
Dubbed as one of France's most expensive exhibitions ever, exhibit is a first that such a large number of Leonardo da Vinci’s drawings, sketches, writings, and paintings will reportedly be displayed. Reports state that exhibit h been nearly thwarted by last year's diplomatic standoff between Italy and France. But biggest question hanging over exhibition is t a political one, but an artistic one.
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Here are a few photos of exhibition:
Photo: Antoine Mongodin
Photo: Antoine Mongodin
Photo: Antoine Mongodin
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Will Salvator Mundi be re?
Reports state that wher world’s most expensive painting - Salvator Mundi would be displayed is yet uncertain. owner of art piece depicting Jesus in Renaissance dress is reportedly shrouded in mystery. Experts believe that painting was once held by someone in Gulf.
Apart from Salvator Mundi, Leonardo's Mona Lisa will reportedly continue to remain upstairs in its usual permanent hanging place. exhibition will exhibit nine of fifteen paintings Renaissance Master h painted ever, as per reports. temporary devoted to exhibition can reportedly hold only 7000 people per day. On or hand, on an aver, Mona Lisa attracts around 30,000 visitors per day and hence will reportedly t be included in temporary exhibit.
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About Leonardo da Vinci
finest painter, scientist, engineer and inventor, Leonardo was born in Tuscan hill town of Vinci in 1452. As an illegitimate son of a tary, Vinci worked in Florence and Milan and spent his final years at court of French king Francis I in Loire. Considered as a visionary genius, many of Leonardo's artwork, engineering models continue to inspire artists and engineers to this date.
Leonardo is most famous for his paintings like last supper, Mona Lisa which will be in display at exhibition. He is also credited for his table engineering inventions like parachutes, aerial screw and ornithopter. Italian master died on 2 May 1519 in France.
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15:50 IST, October 20th 2019